Petcock-operating means for automobiles.



W. L, KUTSCHER. 1 PETCOCK OPERATING MEANS FOR AUTOMOBILES.

.APPLICATION FILED JAN-2, 291s.

1,280,494y F Patented Oct. 1, 1918. v

WILLIAM L. KUTSCHER I, 0F READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

BETGOCK-OPERATING MEANS FOR. AUTOMOBILES.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

Application filed January 2, 1918. Serial No. 209,962.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. KU'rsoHnR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new required operation of theoil-control petcocks, and to be readily and advantageously applied tothe machine; as fully set forth in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, and the novel features of which are specifically pointed out inthe claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a small portion of an automobilestructure showing the application thereto of my improved petcockmechanism.-

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 arediiferent views of a' detached pet-,cock'havingmyoperating rod operatively engaged with the rotary plug.

Fig. 5 shows the rod in vertical position, as required when engaging ordisengaging it with the plug. 1

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are separate views of the rod-bearing attachmentapplicable to the foot board of the automobile.

Fig. 9 is a separate view of the tensioning spring. l

My attachment is particularly applicable to a Ford automobile, the 'footboard of which is indicated at 6, and two oil-control pet-cocks at 7, 7the latter having the usual plug 8 with finger-grip 9, and being appliedto the crank-case as shown.

These pet-cocks being located in a some- What inaccessible position, Iprovide sepa- U40 ratecock-operating rods 10, 10, arranged transverselyon the automobile and having bent outer portions forming handles 11, 11,conveniently arranged for the operator.

Each of these rods is mounted in a bearing piece 12-, which isadjustably secured beneath the foot board 6, by means of bolts engagingslotted openings 13,13, therein; and apertures 14 14, in the dependingportion 15, of the bearing piece, receive and support the outer portionsof the respective rods. 1

The inner end of each rod is peculiarly .formed so as to adapt it forready engagement or disengagement with a pet-cock plug, and forpositively operating the latter when in engagement therewith; said endportion 20 being bent into a U-shape arranged at right angles to thebody of the rod, and the free U member being provided with an extension22,

running parallel with the body of the rod.

This end formation permits the rod to be loosely hung vertically uponthe horizon tally turned finger grip of the plug 8, as

indicated in Fig. 5; and when the rod is turned to operating horizontalposition causes the inverted U portion to overhang the plug back ofits'finger-grip, while the body of the rod and said extension 22 bearagainst the under side of the finger-grip, as indicated in Figs. 2, 3and 4. When set into operative horizontal position, the rod is thusrigidly engaged with the plug so as to impart to it any turning movementapplied to the conveniently located outer han dle' end 11 ofjthe rod.This engagement with the plug also prevents any end-wise movement of therod; but in order to prevent any rattling movement due to looscness inthe bearings, I employ a tensioningspring rod connection 25, which takesup all lost motion in the applied parts in a very simple andsatisfactory way. The device is simple in construction and application,and provides for very conveniently operating the cooks to testthe oilsupply in the crank case.

That I claim is:

1. In combination with an automobile, pet-cocks connected to the enginecrank-case thereof and each provided with a fingergrip plug, arod-bearing attachment secured to the foot-board, rods independentlymounted in said attachment and having end por tions operatively engagingthe, respective finger-grip plugs, and a transversely arranged springconnecting said rods.

2. An operating'rod' for a pet-cock consisting of a single rigid Wirebent to form at one end thereof a U-member perpendicular .to the line ofthe rod, the free end of said member being bent to lie on the same sidethereof as the body of the rod and being. arallel with thelatter andspaced theret'i om to cooperatively engage the pet cock finger piece.

In'testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

WILLIAM L. KUTSCHER.

